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Personal Description:

Head of Religious Studies in an independent school with 20 years of experience preparing students for GCSE, A-level (Philosophy and Ethics) and 13+ entrance exams.

My qualifications include a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in the Humanities, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. I have an Enhanced DBS check.

Tutoring Experience:

I have been a Head of Religious Studies for twenty years in both independent and state schools in west and central London. I have successfully prepared students for 13+ Entrance/Scholarship examinations for schools including Harrow, Westminster, St.Paul's, Merchant Taylors' and City of London. I have taught GCSE and A-level for over 10 years, successfully preparing students for GCSE Religious Studies and A-level Religious Studies examinations. I have taught and tutored the OCR, AQA and Eduqas specifications. I have also worked as an examiner of GCSE and A-level Religious Studies and attained Advanced Skills Teacher status.

Tutoring Approach:

I quickly inspire in students the desire and ability to achieve their full potential in Religious Studies examinations. I have excellent subject knowledge, plan every tuition session thoroughly, cater for different abilities and learning styles, use diagnostic marking to provide students with a clear sense of their achievements and targets and keep parents/carers fully informed about student progress.

Qualifications:

University of Birmingham (1995) - Political Science (Bachelors)(✔ On File)

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Tutees Providing Positive Feedback:

10 Av. 5.00/5.00

KarlFrom Joanne (5/5): (A-Level Religious Studies)So far, one session but my daughter thought he was fantastic
Really lovely manner and very clear on explanations.
Gave excellent feedback to parent also.

KarlFrom Isabella (5/5): (A-Level Religious Studies)Karl is very professional and thorough in his teaching and has communicated his teaching methods and plans clearly and concisely to both myself and my daughter. In a relatively short space of time my daughter's breadth and depth of understanding has improved and she is now much more engaged in the subject through her improved knowledge.
He takes time to discuss subject areas and to answer questions with reference to the relevant source materials bringing greater clarity.
I am very impressed and would happily recommend Karl as a tutor for other A Level RE students.

KarlFrom Antonia (5/5): (A-Level Religious Studies)My son has only had a couple of lessons, but his experience with Karl has been very positive so far. He has been very punctual and he takes time to organise his lessons and provides reading material in advance of every lesson. Karl has identified Ken's weak areas and is working with him to improve these. We have been very happy with Karl so far and fully expect to see an improvement in Ken's grades with his help.

KarlFrom Sarita (5/5): (GCSE Religious Studies)Very impressed with how organised Karl was for his first lesson and also with the detailed feedback he provided.

KarlFrom Alison (5/5): (GCSE Religious Studies)Karl home schooled my son from January 2016 to completion of the GCSE long and short courses for RS&P in May/June 2016. He had to cover the full course over a 5 month period in 3 hours per week with breaks for half term holidays. This was clearly challenging due to the syllabus demands but also the requirement to keep the interest of a teenager suffering from anxiety. Karl was brilliant and my son achieved A* for both courses and plans to do philosophy A level.

KarlFrom Ann Marie (5/5): (GCSE Religious Studies)My daughter had Karl for the last few weeks for her GCSE exam . She disliked the subject so much that she put no effort in at school. With Karl she actually admitted that it was really interesting and enjoyed his lessons . He also had a very calming effect on her which helped her all round as she was very stressed and suffered panic attacks but she went through the whole exam period with no problems at all.

KarlFrom Sarena (5/5): (Secondary Religious Studies)Karl is a first class RS teacher; not only he has excellent knowledge of the subject, but that his approach to children is encouraging and motivating. Since his tutoring, my sons have now found RS not a difficult subject at all and took the exam joyfully. Their results have improved a lot. I have no hesitation in recommending Karl.

KarlFrom Mark (5/5): (A-Level Religious Studies)Karl is a first-rate tutor in every respect. He knows his subject very well, he is a strong teacher who really cares about his pupils and, judging from his work with our son James, he understands how to challenge and stretch his students while keeping them motivated. We cannot recommend Karl highly enough.

KarlFrom Amy (5/5): (A-Level Religious Studies)I must say Karl is excellent RS teacher, his teaching technique is clear and detail make RS subject much confident. His personality is very nice, friendly and helpful for extra. Thanks a lot Karl and both my girl enjoy your lesson very much! Tks amy

KarlFrom Anne (5/5): (GCSE Religious Studies)Karl was brilliant with my son who has a short attention span. He is calm and patient, and has delivered detail and a feeling of achievement. A great find and I would recommend him.